Norwegian Variants of I

Norwegian has many dialects. The first person singular I has many forms. Let us look at a few.

In Oslo the word for I is jeg. In Bergen most speakers use eg. Region in other parts of Norway use other forms.

In Rogaland the first person singular is ek. This is e in Gudbrandsdal, and in the northernmost part of Norway, æ is used. In parts of Oppland the pronoun is je. These are only a few of the variants of the first person singular pronoun of Norwegian.

The many forms for the first person singular pronoun in Norwegian illustrate that the language has many dialects. The most common written forms are jeg and eg, but many others are used. Without doubt, Norwegian is a language with great diversity.